War Prisoners Kept Busy
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—German and Italian prisoners of war in internment camps were engaged in building huts, cutting firewood,…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1942
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Allied War Supply Council
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—It was indicated by the Supply Minister (Mr. Beasley) to-day that the new Allied War Supply Council to be set up in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Intercession Service at Methodist Church
A united war intercession service was held last night in the Methodist Church, at Wagga, when quite a large attendance, representing a large…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga War Effort Parcels for Soldiers, 120 Packed on Tuesday by Women's Auxliary R.s.s.a.i.l.a
On Tuesday night the Women's Auxiliary of the R.S.S. & A.I.L.A. at Wagga assembled at the Soldiers' Hall and held a working bee in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Anglo-american Boards Co-ordination in War Effort
WASHINGTON, Tuesday.—It was announced [?]t White House that in order to further co-ordinate the united nations' war effort. President…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The Army Minister (Mr. Forde) indicated to-day that there were still vital matters to be settled in connection with…
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PERTH, Wednesday.—The announcement that Sir Earle Page would be the Australian representative on the Imperial War Cabinet was made…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Prisoners and Fruit Industry Employment Opposed by A.w.u. Convention
SYDNEY, Wednesday—Claiming that the employment of war prisoners would deprive workers of employment and would tend to break down wages…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Graziers’ Problems Co-operation For War Effort Control of Breeding- Organised Labor—pooling Stock for Sale—group Shearing
A special meeting of the Graziers Assn’ of Hay was held to discuss the problems associated with the conduct of the grazing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cootamundra Soldier's Death
COOTAMUNDRA, Wednesday.—This afternoon the sad news came from the Minister for the Army that Lieut. Alan Ibbott had been killed in action…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Leeton Hospital Treatment of Soldiers' Dependants Raises Serious Problems
Ai the recent meeting of the board of directors of the Leeton District Hospital the president (Mr. T. E. Wright) said that the newly inaugurated Hospitals Benefit…
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A parcel of papers for the district soldiers overseas is despatched from Wagga every Monday by the Women's Voluntary Services and the Comforts…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area District News and Reports Latest Sporting Gossip the Story of the M.I.A. A Wonderful War Effort Bright Page of History
Wonderful though the history of the development of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area has been in the comparatively short period of a quarter of a century, during which great strides have been made in the development of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Killed in Action On Malayan Front Three Wagga Soldiers
The sad news was received at Wagga yesterday of the death of three Wagga men on the Malayan front. They are Private Lindsay Neil Stewart…
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PTE. LEONARD JOSEPH HARRISON (NX36101), who enlisted from Leeton in July, 1940, and went to Malaya with an Infantry…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District News Morundah Wounded in Action
Pte. Keith Fowler, nephew of Mr. J. Widdup, or the local post office, has been seriously wounded in action in Malaya. Pte. Fowler was well-known…
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An enemy submarine torpedoed the American tankers Panmaine, (7236 tons), and Frances E. Powell (1909 tons) off the caster seaboard at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Review
Sick and sorry, worn with the weight of 67 crowded years that have been crowned with a heavy burden, indeed, the British Prime Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Kills Papers
Within recent weeks quite a number of lone established useful country papers have gone out of existence owing to war conditions. Among these…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Representation on War Councils
MELBOURNE, Thursday.-Following the receipt of further cables from the British Prime Minister (Mr. churchill),the Federal Government expects early…
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